8-letter words containing b, c, e
- re-brace — to steady or strengthen (something) again
- re-cable — a heavy, strong rope.
- rebranch — (of a branch, tree, evolutionary tree, etc) to branch again
- redbrick — of, relating to, or associated with a redbrick university.
- reedbuck — any of several yellowish African antelopes of the genus Redunca, living near lakes and rivers, the male of which has short, forward-curving horns.
- reobject — to object again
- republic — a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
- rib cage — the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones.
- rice box — (jargon) (From ham radio slang) Any Asian-made commodity computer, especially an 80x86-based machine built to IBM PC-compatible ISA or EISA-bus standards.
- ricebird — Southern U.S. the bobolink.
- rockable — (of a chair, crib, etc) able to be rocked
- rockabye — used in lullabies or nursery rhymes to encourage a baby to sleep
- runcible — Early system for mathematics on IBM 650. See also FORTRUNCIBLE, IT.
- sackable — offence: justifying loss of job
- saucebox — a saucy person.
- scalable — capable of being scaled: the scalable slope of a mountain.
- scambler — an unwelcome visitor who takes advantage of the hospitality of others, esp during mealtimes; sponger; opportunist
- scarabee — the scarab beetle or any beetle in the family Scarabaeidae
- schnabel — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1882–1951, Austrian pianist.
- schubert — Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1797–1828, Austrian composer.
- schwaben — German name of Swabia.
- scrabble — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scramble — to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- scribble — to tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
- scrobble — (of an online music service) to record a listener's musical preferences and recommend similar music that he or she might enjoy
- scrubbed — stunted; scrubby.
- scrubber — a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
- seabeach — a beach lying along a sea or ocean.
- seatback — the back support of a seat in an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.
- set back — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- set-back — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- setbacks — a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
- skewback — a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests.
- slob ice — sludge (def 5).
- sociable — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- spacelab — a manned laboratory in space, developed by the European Space Agency, carried aboard an orbiting space shuttle.
- sub voce — (used as a direction to a reference) under the specified word. Abbreviation: s.v.
- subacute — somewhat or moderately acute.
- subcaste — Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
- subcause — a factor less important than a cause
- subchief — a chief below the main chief
- subclerk — a clerk who is subordinate or assistant to another clerk
- subcover — a set of subsets of a cover of a given set that also is a cover of the set.
- subepoch — an epoch or time period within another epoch or time period
- suberect — not quite erect
- subjects — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subniche — a subdivision of a niche
- subscale — a scale within a scale
- subspace — a smaller space within a main area that has been divided or subdivided: The jewelry shop occupies a subspace in the hotel's lobby.
- takeback — something taken back or withdrawn, especially an employee benefit previously gained in a union contract; takeaway.